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# bold

adjective (bold, bolder, boldest); noun (bold — type)

«bold» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bold means brave and confident, not afraid to take risks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#m1)
2. Bold means strong and easy to see, like bright colours or thick lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#m2)
3. Bold (bold type) is thick, dark print used to make words stand out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#m3)
4. (Ireland) Bold means naughty, especially for children: «Don't be bold!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#m4)
5. (old) Bold can mean cheeky or rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#m5)

### In the lessons

In English and computing lessons, you make headings bold to stand out. In stories, a bold knight or a bold plan shows courage. In Ireland, parents tell a naughty child «you're very bold» — it means badly behaved, not brave.

### Examples

- The bold explorer sailed into unknown seas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x1)
- Write the title in bold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x2)
- She painted the wall a bold red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x3)
- «Stop being bold!» Mum said to my little brother. (Ireland) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x4)
- It was bold of you to ask the head teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x5)
- The key words in the text are in bold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x6)
- This was rather a bold offer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: boldly. Noun: boldness. Irish meaning «naughty» is a common surprise for visitors.

## In Jewish tradition

In English and computing lessons, you make headings bold to stand out. In stories, a bold knight or a bold plan shows courage. In Ireland, parents tell a naughty child «you're very bold» — it means badly behaved, not brave.

### Examples

- Would it be to bold to conclude that the Sefer Yetzirah represents the genuine fragments of Philolaus"? (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bold/#x1)

### Note

Adverb: boldly. Noun: boldness. Irish meaning «naughty» is a common surprise for visitors.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bold» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bold» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bold.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «bold» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bold/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bold» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bold.html) on Mova free.